South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-20
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vannie Hill, young lady of Pitts.
burgh. wants to marry w. L. Lavelley
one Of the convicted Pan Handle
railroad robbers, bnt cannot get a Ii
cense because he is in Jail.
Fire al Newton VII age, N. Il. on
Tuesday night, caused by horse
kicking over Q lighted lantern, de-
stroyed twenty.one buildings. Loss
$6O.OOO.
The postc flee at McComas, Mercer
county. this State. has been discon-
tinued.
A postofiice has been established
at C.aremont. Fayette codnly, this
State.
The monument to Gen. john Seds
wick was dedicated in Spotisylvania
county. Va, recently with interesting
ceremonies.
In delivering u budget speech in
Parliamenta Ottawa. Ont, Sir Chas.
Topper discussed the fisheries cont, O.
versy with the Uni, ed States, and said
that if rhe latter inauguraled the pol.
icy OF intercourse NTH Canada
the imperial g vcrnment could meet
this by imposing duty on Ameri.
can grain.
Chsrlesl on. S. c.. experienced ano.
thor earthquake shock Thursday.
j. d. Garcia. an American citizen
was arrested and pu: in Jail at Sahu.
aripa, Mexico, for refusing 10 vote
for Mexican candidate for project
Of the district.
One hundred aud forty thousand
Austrian soldiers are under arms in
Oslmatia prepared for campaign.
The Mon,enegrin army is reported
ready for actioa also.
The dwelling Of James Porter, a
farmer in Caroline county, Md was
broken into by four men, Mr. Porter
and his wife bound. ard lie house
robbie of So $50 i'll cash and bon q
Mrs. U. s. GRANTS recovering frou.
a severe illness.
Confederate Memorial Day was oh.
served at Portsmouth, Va, and bat.
talions Of Uni ed States sailors and
marines joined in the para'e.
The United States Court al Chat
TANGO a. Tenn, has decided that In.
| surance Companies must pay all poll
cies issued ut the death of the insur.
ed, whether the latter ever had pos
session OF bis policy or not. If an
agent insure sick man, ADD the pol .
icy Is issued, and then th3 COMPANY
refuse TO surrender The policy TO him,
they can he made to psy the pre-
MUM in the case Of his death.
The boiler, blacksmith AMI G re-
pair shops of the Minneapolis and ST..
Louis Railway Company burned Fri,
day. Loss about Sl50,000.
AT Coal Valley, few miles from
Mekeesport, Pa, Thursday night,
Mrs. Cook was kindiiny q fire with
p -troleum, when tie contents of the
can isniied and an explosion follow
ed. The women and her two chill
dfen were burned to death and the
house was destroyed.
Abort Turner, one Of the murder.
ers of Jennie BowaD, of Louisville.
KY, has been indicted by the grand
jury, tried under his confession of
guilt, and sentenced 10 be hung on
Fritay, July 1.
The Pope will excommunicate DR..
McGiynn. Of New York, unless be
present himself before the supreme
ecclesiastical authority at Rome with.
10 40 days.
In speech al Meridian, Missi,sip
pi, wednesday, Hon. Jefferson Davis
SAID: United J on are now, and If
the Union is ever to 10 broken, LEI.
the otter side break ~
Prince Frederick Leopold Of Ger
many sailed from New York Friday
on the steamer Elder for England.
Ii 10 estimated that fully 10000
"ofkmen arc now idle in the building
trades OF Chicago as the result Of
strikes or The lockout.
The Washington monument IL TO
De closed TO visitors because OF The
failure OF Congress TO make al ap-
preparation.
Dir. Henry X. Tice, a prominent
citizen of Hag,rstown, and iatber-in.
la" of DIR. Joseph 5. Miller. commits.
sioner OF internal revenue, Is dead.
Charleston, s. C., wants the inter.
state commerce law strictly enforced.
Mrs. Van Baker and her aged mo-
Their Suzella McWha, were found
murdered 10 their beds near Holt.
days Csvc, this Slate. Monday. I'm
known thieves were probably the muir
derers, as $3.50 we're taken.
The monument 10 the Confederate
dead OF the battle OF Bentonville was
unveiled at Smitbfeld, North Carroll
ne, Tuesday.
Geo. Aaron Fletcher Stevens died
at Nasbus, y. H., Tuesday, from kidd
ney difficulty arising from wounds
received 10 a battle before Petersburg.
The annual banquet or the Centcn.
NAL board OF fuance was held n
fhiladelpbis Tuesday evening to com.
memorate the llh anniversary of the